Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Unions
Licenses
Television Experience
Webseries Experience
Documentaries Experience
Print Experience
Commercials Experience
Live Performances
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NM  TAILSTICKS LLC

NM TAILSTICKS LLC

Belen,NM

Summary

Detail-oriented and dedicated Studio Animal Coordinator, Trainer, and Wrangler with over 20 years of experience in the film industry. Recognized for reliability, exceptional customer service, and outstanding time management skills. Extensive knowledge of animal features and behavior patterns ensures the highest level of care while adhering to a strict policy against harsh training methods. Proven expertise in effective budget planning and adaptability to changing project needs drives successful outcomes in diverse environments, fostering positive experiences for both animals and team members.

Overview

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Certification

Work History

Trainer/Wrangler: Cattle, Crow

Netflix
  • The Boroughs S1

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs, Pigs, Sheep, Oxen, Longhorns

Netflix
  • American Primeval Limited Series

Trainer/Wrangler: Camel, Scorpions

Netflix
  • Obliterated S1

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Dogs, Goats, Coyote, Chickens

Stalwart Productions, LLC
  • Dark Winds Season 1,2,3,4

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs

CBS Studios
  • Walker: Independence Pilot

Trainer/Wrangler: Guinea Pig, Milk Cow, Cricket, Snake, Rooster, Frog, Wolf, Kitten, Dogs, Turkey, Mini Pony

Nickelodeon
  • Loud House Live Action Season 1 and 2

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog, Scorpion, Coyote Hybrid

Winning Spirit and Sons, LLC
  • The Curse Season 1

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dogs, Trick Horse, Wolves, Rabbit, Riding Steer, Mouse

RPE Productions, LLC
  • Outer Range Season 1

Trainer/Wrangler: Wolves, Hero Pomeranian, Donkey, Goats, Chickens

4423 Productions, LLC
  • The Cleaning Lady Season 1,2,3

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog

Hot Pink Productions, LLC
  • Hot Pink Pilot

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses

GEP Away INC.
  • Away Season 1

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Hero Dog

Deputy Productions, LLC
  • Deputy Season 1

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Beagle

NM Talent, Inc.
  • Roswell Season 1,2,3,4

Trainer/Wrangler: Mutt Dog, Pitbull, Hero Terrier Dog, Border Collie, Chickens, Goats, Donkey, Horses, Rattlesnake

Woodridge Productions
  • Better Call Saul Season 3,4,5,6

Trainer/Wrangler: Donkey, parakeet, dove, chickens, Bulls, Trick Steer

Perpetual Grace, LTD
  • Perpetual Grace

Trainer/Wrangler: 5000 Maggots, Sheep, Black widows

Netflix Productions
  • Daybreak S1

Trainer/Wrangler: Taranchula

No Place, LLC
  • No Place

Trainer/Wrangler: Goats, Coyote Hybrid, Bugs, Cat

Feathered Fish Inc.
  • Pendulum

Trainer/Wrangler: Coyote Hybrid

HOT Film LLC
  • Hello Out There

Trainer/Wrangler: Sheep, Dogs, Lobsters

Netflix
  • Rez Ball

Trainer/Wrangler: Chameleon, bearded dragon, tarantula, scorpion, ball python, hound dog, pigs

XENO Films, LLC
  • Xeno

Trainer/Wrangler: Canaries, Ducks, Chickens, Fish

Warner Brothers
  • Coyote vs. Acme

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Cat, Various Insects, Parakeet, Dogs

Crack in the Earth, LLC
  • Love Lies Bleeding

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Wolves, Sheep, Trick Horse, Trick Steer

House of Splendor, LLC
  • House of Splendor

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Iguana, Horses, Dog

Netflix Productions, LLC
  • Trigger Warning

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dogs

GIAB Films, LLC
  • God Is A Bullet

Trainer/Wrangler: Trick Horse, Horses

Lumenscapes, LLC
  • Night Of The Cooter

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Bite Dogs, Horses, Donkey, Chickens

EOTR Films, Inc.
  • End Of The Road

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Goats

Netflix Productions, LLC
  • Harder They Fall

Trainer/Wrangler: Emperor Scorpion

The Ray, LLC
  • The Ray

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog

Intrusion Films, Inc.
  • Intrusion

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs, Goats

Front Page News, LLC
  • News of The World

Trainer/Wrangler: Dog

Grace Productions, LLC
  • Grace

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog, Police Dogs, Coyote Hybrid

The Minuteman, LLC
  • The Marksman

Trainer/Wrangler: Trick Horse, Hero Horse, Stunt Horse, Cattle, Buffalo

The Comeback Trail, LLC
  • The Comeback Trail

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Goat

Wide Awake Pictures
  • Half Brothers

Trainer/Wrangler: Ferret

Silk Road Productions
  • Silk Road

Trainer/Wrangler: Tarantula, Stink Bugs

Vinton Productions
  • El Camino

Education

Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition Sciences

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Certificate - Intimacy Coordination For TV And Film

Institute of Intimacy Coordiators And Directors
Minneapolis, MN
01-2025

Skills

  • Script analysis
  • Pre-production planning
  • Stunt coordination
  • Location scouting
  • Film budgeting
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Attention to detail
  • Reliability
  • Positive reinforcement training
  • Clicker training expertise

Certification

  • Certified Animal Trainer Professional (CEATP)
  • Certified Intimacy Coordinator with Intimacy Coordinators and Directors (IDC)

Timeline

Trainer/Wrangler: Cattle, Crow

Netflix

Trainer/Wrangler: Camel, Scorpions

Netflix

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Dogs, Goats, Coyote, Chickens

Stalwart Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs

CBS Studios

Trainer/Wrangler: Guinea Pig, Milk Cow, Cricket, Snake, Rooster, Frog, Wolf, Kitten, Dogs, Turkey, Mini Pony

Nickelodeon

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog, Scorpion, Coyote Hybrid

Winning Spirit and Sons, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dogs, Trick Horse, Wolves, Rabbit, Riding Steer, Mouse

RPE Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Wolves, Hero Pomeranian, Donkey, Goats, Chickens

4423 Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog

Hot Pink Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses

GEP Away INC.

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Hero Dog

Deputy Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Beagle

NM Talent, Inc.

Trainer/Wrangler: Mutt Dog, Pitbull, Hero Terrier Dog, Border Collie, Chickens, Goats, Donkey, Horses, Rattlesnake

Woodridge Productions

Trainer/Wrangler: Donkey, parakeet, dove, chickens, Bulls, Trick Steer

Perpetual Grace, LTD

Trainer/Wrangler: 5000 Maggots, Sheep, Black widows

Netflix Productions

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs, Pigs, Sheep, Oxen, Longhorns

Netflix

Trainer/Wrangler: Taranchula

No Place, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Goats, Coyote Hybrid, Bugs, Cat

Feathered Fish Inc.

Trainer/Wrangler: Coyote Hybrid

HOT Film LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Sheep, Dogs, Lobsters

Netflix

Trainer/Wrangler: Chameleon, bearded dragon, tarantula, scorpion, ball python, hound dog, pigs

XENO Films, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Canaries, Ducks, Chickens, Fish

Warner Brothers

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Cat, Various Insects, Parakeet, Dogs

Crack in the Earth, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Wolves, Sheep, Trick Horse, Trick Steer

House of Splendor, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Iguana, Horses, Dog

Netflix Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dogs

GIAB Films, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Trick Horse, Horses

Lumenscapes, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Bite Dogs, Horses, Donkey, Chickens

EOTR Films, Inc.

Trainer/Wrangler: Horses, Goats

Netflix Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Emperor Scorpion

The Ray, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog

Intrusion Films, Inc.

Trainer/Wrangler: Dogs, Goats

Front Page News, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Dog

Grace Productions, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Dog, Police Dogs, Coyote Hybrid

The Minuteman, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Trick Horse, Hero Horse, Stunt Horse, Cattle, Buffalo

The Comeback Trail, LLC

Trainer/Wrangler: Hero Goat

Wide Awake Pictures

Trainer/Wrangler: Ferret

Silk Road Productions

Trainer/Wrangler: Tarantula, Stink Bugs

Vinton Productions

Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences

New Mexico State University

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition Sciences

New Mexico State University

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

New Mexico State University

Certificate - Intimacy Coordination For TV And Film

Institute of Intimacy Coordiators And Directors

Unions

  • Teamsters NM 399
  • SAG-AFTRA

Licenses

  • USDA CLASS C EXHIBITOR
  • NM Business Licence
  • LLC
  • Insurance
  • Kennel License

Television Experience

  • The Boroughs S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Cattle, Crow, Netflix
  • American Primeval Limited Series, Trainer/Wrangler, Dogs, Pigs, Sheep, Oxen, Longhorns, Netflix
  • Obliterated S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Camel, Scorpions, Netflix
  • Dark Winds Season 1,2,3,4, Trainer/Wrangler, Horses, Dogs, Goats, Coyote, Chickens, Stalwart Productions, LLC
  • Walker: Independence Pilot, Trainer/Wrangler, Dogs, CBS Studios
  • Loud House Live Action Season 1 and 2, Trainer/Wrangler, Guinea Pig, Milk Cow, Cricket, Snake, Rooster, Frog, Wolf, Kitten, Dogs, Turkey, Mini Pony, Nickelodeon
  • The Curse Season 1, Trainer/Wrangler, Hero Dog, Scorpion, Coyote Hybrid, Winning Spirit and Sons, LLC
  • Outer Range Season 1, Trainer/Wrangler, Hero Dogs, Trick Horse, Wolves, Rabbit, Riding Steer, Mouse, RPE Productions, LLC
  • The Cleaning Lady Season 1,2,3, Trainer/Wrangler, Wolves, Hero Pomeranian, Donkey, Goats, Chickens, 4423 Productions, LLC
  • Hot Pink Pilot, Trainer/Wrangler, Hero Dog, Hot Pink Productions, LLC
  • Away Season 1, Trainer/Wrangler, Horses, GEP Away INC.
  • Deputy Season 1, Trainer/Wrangler, Horses, Hero Dog, Deputy Productions, LLC
  • Roswell Season 1,2,3,4, Trainer/Wrangler, Horses, Beagle, NM Talent, Inc.
  • Better Call Saul Season 3,4,5,6, Trainer/Wrangler, Mutt Dog, Pitbull, Hero Terrier Dog, Border Collie, Chickens, Goats, Donkey, Horses, Rattlesnake, Woodridge Productions
  • Perpetual Grace, Trainer/Wrangler, Donkey, parakeet, dove, chickens, Bulls, Trick Steer, Perpetual Grace, LTD
  • Daybreak S1, Trainer/Wrangler, 5000 Maggots, Sheep, Black widows, Netflix Productions
  • Chambers S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Mice, Coyote, Prairie Dog, Crow, Koi Fish, Goldfish, Scorpion, Super Deluxe
  • Midnight Texas Season S2, Trainer/Wrangler, Hero Cat, Hero Dog, Northern Entertainment Productions
  • Briarpatch S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Ants, Scorpion, Alligator, Giraffes, Dogs, Cat, Tigers, Zebra, Parrot, Northern Entertainment Productions
  • Messiah Season S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Australian Cattle Dog, Jack Russell Terrier, Rooster, Old Story Production
  • Tremors (Pilot), Trainer/Wrangler, 6 Prairie Dogs/Lizard, Blumhouse Productions
  • Scalped (Pilot), Trainer/Wrangler, Multiple Dogs/Chickens, DC Entertainment
  • Monster of God (Pilot), Trainer/Wrangler/Stunts, Horses, Camel, Pigs, Rats, Plan B Entertainment
  • Godless Limited Series, Trainer/Wrangler, Sheep, Quail, Mutt Dog, Chickens, Netflix Productions
  • Wildfire (Pilot, Season 1,2,3 &4), Wrangler/Stunts, Lionsgate

Webseries Experience

  • The Unsettling S1, Trainer/Wrangler, Trick Horse, Dog, Chickens, Ram, 1000 Maggots, Awesomeness TV
  • Snatchers S2, Trainer/Wrangler, Rat, Snatchers 2.0
  • T@gged S3, Trainer/Wrangler, 50 Snakes/False Water Cobra, Awesomeness TV

Documentaries Experience

  • A Prairie Dog Companion, 2019-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Coyote, National Geographic
  • Mountain Lion/Horse Encounter, 2011-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Mountain Lion, Horses, BBC Natural History Unit
  • Various Documentaries of Caribou, Wolves, and Wolverine, 2007-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Caribou, Wolves, Wolverines, Survival Anglia/Scandinature
  • Through the Eyes of the Coyote, 2007-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Coyote, National Geographic
  • Through the Eyes of the Otter, 2007-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Otter, National Geographic

Print Experience

  • NM CLiQ Magazine, 2017-10-01, Trainer/Wrangler, 2 Wolves
  • Catherine Chalmers, Trainer/Wrangler, African Lion, Tiger, Snow Leopard, Raccoon
  • Images of Nature- Francios Savigny, Trainer/Wrangler, Snow Leopards

Commercials Experience

  • REI-Recreational Equipment, Inc., 2019-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Dog-Terrier Mix
  • KRQE Tails and Ales, 2018-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, 2 Border Collies, Dalmatian, Terrier mix, St. Bernard
  • GECU- Government Employees Credit Union, Trainer/Wrangler, Golden Retriever

Live Performances

  • Angels Proclaim the Christ, 2024-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Sheep, Herding Dogs, Donkey, Sagebrush Church
  • In Service To The King, 2023-01-01, Trainer/Wrangler, Sheep, Herding Dogs, Donkey, Horses, Camel, Calvary Church

Licenses

  • USDA CLASS C EXHIBITOR
  • NM Business Licence
  • LLC
  • Insurance
  • Kennel License